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Social Accountability in Africa: Practitioners� Experiences and Lessons is a collection of case studies from Africa on social accountability. This collection attempts to build a consolidated body of knowledge on social accountability efforts across the continent. The case studies are diverse and present unique approaches to how social accountability strategies and interventions are implemented within different countries. The book is written by practitioners, for practitioners, providing first hand experience of designing and implementing social accountability initiatives and the challenges, methods and successes each one presents.

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Publié par	The Institute for Democracy in South Africa
Date de parution	01 mai 2010
Nombre de lectures	1
EAN13	9781920409371
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	8 Mo

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SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN PAF’ ERI C LA

Edited by Mario Claasen and Carmen Alpín-Lardiés

CopyrIght In thIs volume as a whole Is vested wIth the AilIated Network for SocIal AccountabIlIty (ANSA-AfrIca), whIch Is located In ïdasa.

For more InformatIon about thIs project, please vIsIt our websIte on http://www.ansa-afrIca.net/.

ïSBN 978-1-920409-20-3

FIrst publIshed 2010

EDîTîG Y CelIa FlemIng éŝîG àD çOVéR DéŝîG Y amIan Ibbs, Ôrchard PublIshIng BOUD àD RîTéD Y ABC Press, Cape own

Contents

Foreword vii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Olive Shisana

Introduction 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Mario Claasen and Carmen Alpín Lardiés

Controlling Power – Africans’ Views on Governance, Citizenship and Accountability 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Robert Mattes

SECTION 1

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CIVIL SOCIETY-LED ACCOUNTABILITY

Seeking Social Accountability from Provincial Government in South Africa 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Derek Luyt

Ensuring Social Accountability in Times of Political Crisis in Kenya39 By Cyprian Nyamwamu

Using the Media to Advance Social Accountability in Uganda 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Juliet Nakato Odoi

Monitoring Ourselves – The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) as a Catalyst for Accountability 67 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Terence Corrigan and Steven Gruzd

SECTION 2

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

GOVERNMENT-LED ACCOUNTABILITY

The Role of the Ombudsman in Ensuring an Accountable Public Service – Malawi’s Experience 87 ................................................................................................ By Enock D.A. Chibwana

Parliamentary Oversight of the HIV and AIDS Pandemic – The Case of Mozambique 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Honourable Isaú Joaquim Meneses

Improving Public Service Delivery: Kenya’s Public Service Reform (2003-2007) 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Joyce B. Nyamweya CBS

Leveraging State Accountability: The South African Commission for Gender Equality 123 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Janine Hicks

SECTION 3

CHAPTER 9

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

Developing Civil Society’s Budget Monitoring Capacity of HIV and AIDS Resources in Southern and Eastern Africa 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Teresa Guthrie, Nhlanhla Ndlovu, Rose Wanjiru and Paulina Chiwangu

CHAPTER 10Local Governance Barometer - Measuring Governance in The Madagascar 157 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Jean-Michel Duﬁls

CHAPTER 11 Activating Citizens through Community-Based Planning: The Case of Johannesburg 172 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Lesley Hudson and Khadija Richards

CHAPTER 12an Enabling Environment for Social Accountability Towards in Kenya 185 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Alexander O’Riordan

CHAPTER 13197 Monitoring Resource Flows in Decentralising African States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Sylvain Boko and Mary McNeil

Conclusion 209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By Carmen Alpín Lardiés and Mario Claasen

Contributors 218 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN AFRICA – PRACTITIONERS’ EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS

Acknowledgements

We would lIke to express our gratItude to the World Bank ïnstItute for the solId support It provIded to enable the ANSA-AfrIca SecretarIat, hosted InItIally by the Human ScIences esearch CouncIl (HSC) and subsequently by ïdasa, to contrIbute to the delIvery of thIs volume. e Bank’s evelopment rant FacIlIty provIded the nancIal assIstance whIch enabled the compIlatIon and productIon of thIs publIcatIon. We are grateful to SocIal ImensIons, In partIcular Marlene oefs and aleen Botha, for theIr role In the project and to the South AfrIcan ïnstItute for ïnternatIonal AaIrs, and In partIcular IctorIa Ayer and Steven ruzd, for the delIvery of the rst manuscrIpt. Equally Important Is the contrIbutIon of those servIce provIders and project partners who provIded technIcal Input, project management and monItorIng support, IncludIng the edItors, authors of chapters and revIewers. We wIsh to sIncerely thank the followIng: Bernadette Bule, MarIanne Camerer, Shaamela CassIem, embInkosI lamInI, ex Ibson, eorge KatIto, SIan Long, Carmen Malena, Abdul Waheed Patel, šoeu Petlane, Angela omas, ClaIre Waters and ussell WIldeman. We are grateful to the South AfrIcan ïnstItute for ïnternatIonal AaIrs, and In partIcular IctorIa Ayer and Steven ruzd, and to SocIal ImensIons, In partIcular Marlene oefs and aleen Botha, for theIr role In the project. We also wIsh to extend a word of gratItude to the Knowledge Systems Pro-gramme at HSC for leadIng the project sInce InceptIon; the emocracy and overnance Programme at HSC, and In partIcular r KwandIwe Kondlo, for theIr management of the project between August 2008 and September 2009; and the EconomIc overnance Programme at ïdasa, and In partIcular MarIo Claasen and Carmen Alpín LardIÉs, for theIr management of the project sInce September 2009 to date. e authors wrIte In a personal capacIty and theIr vIews do not necessarIly reect those of the sponsorIng bodIes.

ANSA-AfrIca SecretarIat

Foreword

ït gIves me great pleasure to Introduce the Inaugural edItIon of the AilIated Network for SocIal AccountabIlIty (ANSA-AfrIca)Social Accountability in Africa volume, produced under the auspIces of the ANSA-AfrIca World Bank-funded development grant facIlIty. e publIcatIon Is Intended to serve as a knowledge resource to support polIcy-makers, publIc polIcy practItIoners, law-makers, publIc InstItutIons, publIc managers, the research and academIc communIty, cIvIl socIety, donor organIsatIons, InternatIonal and multIlateral development agencIes and all those actIvely Involved and concerned wIth the subject of the ‘governance-accounta-bIlIty’ nexus In AfrIca. ConsIstent wIth Its mandate of conductIng publIc-purpose, polIcy-relevant research, the Human ScIences esearch CouncIl (HSC) holds the vIew that socIal accountabIlIty can sIgnIcantly promote sustaIned good governance In AfrIca. Is may help to address the many challenges the contInent faces In movIng towards sustaInable development, In partIcular achIevIng the challenges of the ÛnIted NatIons MIllennIum evelopment oals (Ms). e stImulus and demand for more eectIve and greater levels of socIal accountabIlIty to Improve the qualIty, transparency and developmental Impact of governance In AfrIca has experIenced a gradual and steady rIse In recent years due to varIous factors. ese Include among others: •rowIng consensus that democracy thrIves when there Is a strong cIvIl socIety and strong government whIch are mutually reInforcIng; •e role played by cIvIl socIety In scalIng up government development pro-grammes whIle also advocatIng for human rIghts and prIncIpled democratIc values Is IndIspensable; •e recognItIon that In pursuIng socIal accountabIlIty, cIvIl socIety organIsa-tIons need to ensure that they are accountable to theIr constItuencIes, report on theIr work, get feedback and support and are transparent about theIr sources of fundIng;

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•e progress In settIng constItutIonal and legIslatIve frameworks for the decentralIsatIon of governance and devolutIon of power from central to pro-vIncIal and local governments Is a step towards socIal accountabIlIty; •e promotIon of gender and youth roles In budgetIng and developmental InItIatIves Is crItIcal to ensure accountabIlIty and InclusIveness; and •e use of medIa tools In InformatIon dIssemInatIon to broaden communIty understandIng of government programmes plays an Important role.

SInce the rst ANSA-AfrIca stakeholder conference held In ecember 2006 there has been an expansIon of new AfrIcan networks for socIal accountabIlIty learnIng, knowledge sharIng and capacIty buIldIng In more than 1600 organI-satIons across the AfrIcan contInent. ese mIrror sImIlar trends whIch have emerged on the ïndIan subcontInent and In the PhIlIppInes wIth the expansIon of the ANSA model. Is Is reectIve of the growIng global concern wIth good governance as a prerequIsIte for sustaInable development. e collectIve challenge confrontIng proponents of socIal accountabIlIty Is how best to galvanIse and InstItutIonalIse socIal accountabIlIty and the possI-bIlItIes It presents at contInental, sub-regIonal, country and local levels. Ôther challenges Include: •ExtendIng and expandIng the network, buIldIng on exIstIng regIonal and In-country networks. A vItal component of thIs endeavour Is the need to cul-tIvate contInuous growth, cohesIveness and strengthenIng of the AfrIcan socIal accountabIlIty movement, IncludIng traInIng and capacIty buIldIng, shared learnIng, InformatIon exchange, and meetIng the demand for IntegratIng and IncorporatIng French and Portuguese language content; •ranslatIng complex concepts Into practIcal, locally specIc and easy to under-stand IndIcators, generatIng governance crIterIa and standards for comparIng the qualIty of governance In dIerent sItuatIons and recommendIng actIon plans for Improvement; •e lack of a revenue base and the dependence on transfers from central government are ImpedIments to local InItIatIves; •ConvIncIng all levels of government to embrace socIal accountabIlIty, the benets It presents and the need for capacIty buIldIng and resource mobIlIsa-tIon; and •e ongoIng processes concerned wIth deepenIng the polItIcal and economIc IntegratIon of the AfrIcan contInent raIse Important questIons worth consIder-Ing regardIng the relatIonshIp and role of ANSA-AfrIca In provIdIng practIcal support to socIal accountabIlIty responsIbIlItIes of multIlateral forums such as the AfrIcan ÛnIon (AÛ), the New PartnershIp for AfrIca’s evelopment (Nepad) and regIonal economIc communItIes (ECs).

Is Inaugural ANSA-AfrIcaSocial Accountability in Africavolume provIdes a valuable knowledge base drawn from a rIch and dIverse wealth of experIences and lessons learnt. CollectIvely, the chapters provIde socIo-polItIcal analysIs of dIerent country contexts to show how socIal accountabIlIty strategIes and InterventIons are Implemented and monItored. ï trust that thIs volume wIll provIde a solId foundatIon and fountaIn of knowledge to keep us on course toward the goal of strong, socIally accountable democracIes on the AfrIcan contInent.

Dr Olive SHisana Cîé EXéçUTîVé ÔîçéR, HUà Sçîéçéŝ éŝéàRç COUçî

Introduction

THE ANSA-AFRICA NETWORK

ByMario Claasenand1 Carmen Alpín Lardiés

e AilIated Network for SocIal AccountabIlIty In AfrIca (ANSA-AfrIca) was born out of a stakeholders’ conference convened by the World Bank ïnstItute (WBï) and the Human ScIences esearch CouncIl (HSC) of South AfrIca In 2006 In Accra, hana. Stakeholders, IncludIng government oicIals, donors, cIvIl socIety organIsatIons and multIlaterals attended the conference to dIscuss the status and future avenues of socIal accountabIlIty InItIatIves In AfrIca. At thIs conference, the stakeholders recognIsed the tremendous wealth of socIal accountabIlIty InItIatIves underway across the contInent but also IdentIed the lack of knowledge and lesson sharIng amongst those engaged In these InI-tIatIves. PartIcIpants also raIsed concerns regardIng the capacIty of cItIzens to engage and hold theIr governments accountable. e capacItIes of cItIzens and cIvIl socIety were spread unevenly between Anglophone-, Francophone- and Lusophone-speakIng countrIes. AccordIng to the stakeholders, what was needed was a contInental platform that could serve as a clearInghouse of knowledge products, provIde an Inventory of capacIty buIldIng on socIal accountabIlIty InItIatIves and methodologIes, and support cross-country learnIng exchange on varIous InItIatIves. e ANSA-AfrIca Network was oicIally launched In 2007 wIth the Secre-tarIat beIng hosted at the HSC up untIl ecember 2008 and subsequently at AfrIcan democracy InstItute ïdasa. e Network’s governance structures Include an ExecutIve CommIttee (ECÔ) and the echnIcal AdvIsory roup (A). e ECÔ Is the hIghest decIsIon-makIng body In the Network. e SecretarIat submIts Its strategIc plans and operatIonal plans to the ECÔ for approval. e ECÔ represents experts In the eld of socIal accountabIlIty but also reects the lInguIstIc regIons of AfrIca, namely Francophone, Lusophone and Anglophone. e ECÔ convenes on a quarterly basIs. e A Is a group of technIcal

1 Idasa, Kutlwanong Democracy Centre, Pretoria, South Africa